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The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) is an Egyptian non-governmental legal and research organization which addresses issues of Egyptian and Arabic human rights.^[1] The ECESR sometimes coordinates with other NGOs to address human rights issues.^[2] ECESR offices have been subjected to multiple raids by Egyptian police leading to protest from numerous other agencies.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] In a report titled Above the State the ECESR suggested that increased foreign investment may not lead to improved conditions for most Egyptians.^[8]

References

^ "About us". ecesr.org. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "Egypt". Center for Economic and Social Rights. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "NCHR follows up police raid on ECESR". The Cairo Post. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "EGYPT: Security Forces Raid The Egyptian Center For Economic And Social Rights, Alexandria Branch, And Sexually Harass Females". International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "In solidarity with the "Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights" (ECESR)". SOCIAL WATCH. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Oppressed… A Return to what is Worse than the Pre-January 25th -Era". Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. December 19, 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ Aaron T. Rose (December 21, 2013). "ECESR raid raises international ire". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ Hend El-Behary (24 February 2015). "ECESR: Foreign investments don't equal economic development". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

External links

ECESR homepage (English, official)
Consultation: The Human Rights Impact of Fiscal and Tax Policy, an ECESR submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.

Category:Human rights organisations based in Egypt